barrage

barrage
[[t]bæ̱rɑːʒ, AM bərɑ͟ːʒ[/t]]
barrages, barraging, barraged
(Pronounced [[t]bɑ͟ːrɪʤ[/t]] for meaning 4 in American English.)
1) N-COUNT A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks.

The artillery barrage on the city centre was the heaviest since the ceasefire...

The two fighters were driven off by a barrage of anti-aircraft fire.

Syn:
2) N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N of n A barrage of something such as criticism or complaints is a large number of them directed at someone, often in an aggressive way.

He was faced with a barrage of angry questions from the floor.

3) VERB: usu passive If you are barraged by people or things, you have to deal with a great number of people or things you would rather avoid.

[be V-ed by n] Doctors are complaining about being barraged by drug-company salesmen...

[be V-ed with n] Hughes was barraged with phone calls from friends who were furious at the indiscreet disclosures.

Syn:
bombarded
4) N-COUNT A barrage is a structure that is built across a river to control the level of the water.

...a hydro-electric tidal barrage.


English dictionary. 2008.

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